Monday is voting registration deadline for May 22 runoff

Monday is the deadline for Texans to register to vote if they want to cast a ballot in the May 22 primary runoff election. Registered voters who didn’t participate in the March 6 primary are still allowed to cast ballots in the runoff. less

Monday is the deadline for Texans to register to vote if they want to cast a ballot in the May 22 primary runoff election. Registered voters who didn’t participate in the March 6 primary are still allowed to ... more

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Monday is the deadline for Texans to register to vote if they want to cast a ballot in the May 22 primary runoff election. Registered voters who didn’t participate in the March 6 primary are still allowed to cast ballots in the runoff. less

Monday is the deadline for Texans to register to vote if they want to cast a ballot in the May 22 primary runoff election. Registered voters who didn’t participate in the March 6 primary are still allowed to ... more

Photo: John Davenport /San Antonio Express-News

Monday is voting registration deadline for May 22 runoff

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Monday is the deadline for Texans to register to vote if they want to cast a ballot in the May 22 primary runoff election, according to the Secretary of State’s Office.

Those who voted in the March 6 Republican or Democratic primary elections cannot change parties. If they vote again in the May 22 primary runoff, they must cast ballots in the same party as they did six weeks ago.

Those who didn’t vote in the March 6 primary may choose to vote either Republican or Democratic.

Voters will determine if former Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez or Houston businessman Andrew White should be the Democratic nominee for governor. The winner will face Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in the Nov. 6 general election.

In the 21st Congressional District, those voting Democrat will decide if Austin tech entrepreneur Joseph Kopser or social activist and pastor Mary Street Wilson should get the party’s nomination. Those voting Republican will choose between Chip Roy, a former first assistant at the Texas Attorney General’s Office, and local businessman Matt McCall. That congressional office is now held by Republican Rep. Lamar Smith, who will retire at the end of his term.

In the 23rd Congressional District, those voting Democrat will choose whether former Air Force intelligence officer Gina Ortiz Jones or former teacher Rick Treviño should be the Democratic nominee. The winner will face Republican incumbent Will Hurd in the Nov. 6 general election.

In Texas District 121, those voting Republican will choose small-business owner Matt Beebe or attorney Steve Allison as the party’s nominee. The winner will face Democrat Celina Montoya. The district is now led by House Speaker Joe Straus, who isn’t seeking re-election.

Bexar County residents voting Democrat will cast ballots on the Bexar County Precinct 2 Commissioner’s race, choosing between longtime County Commissioner Paul Elizondo or Bexar County Veterans Service Officer Queta Rodriguez. The winner will face Republican candidate and defense attorney Theresa Connolly this fall.